Loch Lomond & the Trossachs
The black-and-white 19th-century Village Inn is a gloriously convivial pub boasting a beer garden with a great view of the Cobbler. There are 14 en suite…
Must-see hotels in Scotland
Kirkwall
Nestling into a corner at the end of the Kirkwall waterfront, this marvellously located hostel set in former fisherfolk's cottages has a cute, tiny…
Arran
This 18th-century coaching inn has a beautiful location and is the perfect place for a romantic weekend away from the cares of modern life. Rooms are…
Loch Lomond
Just off the Square, this welcoming, walker-friendly place has an interesting variety of rooms, including self-catering options. The friendly owner runs a…
Mull
This charming and hospitable B&B is packed with antiques and period features, and offers breakfast in a conservatory with a view of Iona. Solar panels top…
Ullapool to Kyle of Lochalsh
Airily set in the former train station (the new one is opposite), this hostel has cosy four-bed dorms, a garden and kitchen-lounge with plenty of light…
Southern Highlands & Islands
This grand Victorian waterfront villa, complete with turret, offers very generous rooms with plush furniture and good family options. Front-facing…
Glasgow
This elegant self-catering place offers both facilities and location. Situated on a quiet, exclusive street on the edge of the Botanical Gardens, the…
Greater Glasgow
The Spinnaker is a friendly pub with a great view across the firth to Dunoon. The modern rooms upstairs are very decent value, especially if you grab one…
Highland Perthshire
This hotel, near Blair Atholl train station, is convenient for the castle, with rooms of a high standard; book ahead on weekends. The Bothy Bar here is…
Skye
The Old Inn is an atmospheric wee pub, offering accommodation in bright B&B bedrooms and an appealing chalet-style bunkhouse. The bar is a favourite with…
Loch Lomond & the Trossachs
A working farm off the A82 between Crianlarich and Tyndrum, this place has heated 'wigwams': wooden A-frame cabins, with fridges and foam mattresses, that…
Oban
With a grand location overlooking the entrance to Oban Bay, this place offers top-notch hospitality with tartan carpets on the stairs and plump Loch Fyne…
Ullapool
This typical whitewashed home is right on the waterfront, so close to the ferry that you can watch it docking out of your window. Waterside House features…
Shetland
Brightly decorated rooms – some bigger than others – are complemented by wooden chalets arrayed around the lawn here. Rooms feel a little overpriced so it…
Outer Hebrides
The location and setting don’t look promising – a nondescript building squeezed between the ferry pier and car park – but this modern establishment brings…
Loch Lomond
In the centre of things on the road through Luss village, this white house offers a genuine welcome and three highly appealing suites. All are showroom…
Outer Hebrides
Run since 1903 by four generations of the Cameron family, Harris Hotel is a 19th-century sporting hotel, built in 1865 for visiting anglers and deer…
Mull
A handsome 19th-century house in Tobermory's 'upper town', Cuidhe Leathain (coo-lane), which means Maclean’s Corner, exudes a cosily cluttered Victorian…
Oban
Set in a grand Victorian villa on the Esplanade, 0.75 miles north of Oban's train station, this hostel is modernised to a high standard, with comfy wooden…
Dumfries & Galloway
This is an impressive refurbished 18th-century mansion built for the Earl of Galloway. A maze inside, it has tastefully decorated rooms with a classical…
Edinburgh
This attractive modern hotel offers good-value accommodation close to the city centre. The standard bedrooms are comfortable and stylish, with a sober but…
Orkney
Perched on the hill above Longhope, the small atmospheric Stromabank Hotel has very acceptable, refurbished en suite rooms, as well as tasty home-cooked…
Loch Lomond & the Trossachs
The name means 'house of the heather' and Heather is the name of the owner of this walker-friendly place by a babbling burn just by the West Highland Way…
Ullapool to Kyle of Lochalsh
On the main waterfront road, the excellent Rockvilla has very welcoming hosts and lovely modernised rooms with heaps of space and dreamy views over the…
Dumfries & Galloway
Overlooking the water in the centre of little Cairnryan, this is a modern bungalow with two comfortable en-suite rooms. The double has a lovely outlook…
Glasgow
The string of cheapish, down-at-heel guesthouses along western Renfrew St offer no luxury but a tempting location right by the Sauchiehall nightlife and…
Glasgow
Occupying a stylish contemporary building that does smart things with light and glass, this huge business hotel is handy for everything. There's a raft of…
Caithness
On the water at the river mouth, homelike, well-kept Seaview has genuine, bend-over-backwards hospitality from cheerful June, who will look after your…
Arran
Appropriately named, this quiet and relaxing place does indeed have tremendous views from its vantage point high above Whiting Bay. Rooms, of which there…
Perth
This relaxing hotel occupies a luxurious villa set amid lush hillside gardens overlooking the parklands of the South Inch. While the rooms preserve the…
East Coast
Located between Dingwall and the Cromarty Bridge is this fabulous conversion of 19th-century stone farm buildings into 10 very luxurious modern cottages…
West Highlands
Set back from the main road, three miles east of Arisaig village, this peaceful farmhouse offers a warm welcome and gorgeous views over the sea towards…
Mull
This beautifully renovated fisherman's cottage is perched on the edge of Tobermory's 'upper town'. Exposed patches of original stone walls add character…
Arran
The Kildonan's position, with dreamy views over the water and seals basking on the rocks, is unbeatable. Appealing rooms, nearly all of which have sea…
Caithness
Tucked away in Thurso's most appealing corner you'll find a top spot right by the pretty town beach, offering spectacular vistas over it and across to…
Oban
A 10-minute stroll from Oban's centre, this warmly welcoming place mixes traditional Highland hospitality and hearty breakfasts with a wee touch of…
East Coast
This friendly hotel at the heart of town offers surprisingly modern, stylish, refurbished rooms, despite its rather ugly facade. It welcomes solo…
Shetland
On offer here are decent tent pitches and caravan sites, with or without stunning views over St Magnus Bay's weird and wonderful rock formations. It also…
Borders Region
Set in an early-18th-century house, Burts is a famously reliable central hotel that retains much of its period charm. Rooms vary – the renovated ones with…
